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REIBER -& SCHRADER.

King Bolt. I

Patented May 5, 1868.

N.PETERS. PHD! HiR. WASHINGTON D C E, all substantially as and for the purpose shown and described.

with 18 strut first.

JOHN REIBER AND JOHN SOHRADER, or BRIDGEPORT, ILLINOIS, ASSIGN- ORS T0 THEMSELVES AND W. M; LEWIS, 0F SAME PLACE.

' Letters Patent No. 77,528, dated -May 5,1868.

KING-BOLT son oAEEIAeEs.

TO ALL 'wnonrr MAY CONCERN: g r

' Be it known. that we, 'JonN REIBER and Jon ScHRAnE'mof Bridgeport, in the county of Lawrence, and

State of Illinois, have invented 'a. new and useful Improvement in King-Bolts for Carriages; and we do hereby declare that the following is 5, full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference beingliad to the accompdnyingdrswings, forming part of this specificaticn, in tvhich- I Figure 1 is a. central section of our invention through the line :12 a: of fig.

Figure 2 is a. front viewpt' the invention.

Figure 3 is a detail view of the bolt.

Similar letters ofreference indicate like 'parts.

The object of this invention is to providea jointed king-bolt for coupling the front and rear axles of can riages, whereby the front axle is permitted to vibratelaterally when the wheels strike any obstacle or obstruction, or pass over any uneven portion of ground, I i I In the accompanying plate of drawings, the front stile is shown at A. B is the clip, which is united with the king-bolt e, upon which the head-block 12 turns by a joint, as shown, 2' being'the pivot-bolt, passing through the lugs c c and the eye a. The brace D is also provided with an eye-joint, which allows it to vibrate with the axle. The eye-platefof-this joint is bolted to the coupling, as shoivn. I i

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new, and desire to secure by. Letters Patent 1. Thejointed bolt cl, in combination with the clip B and head-block 01, substantially as and for the purpose shown and described.

- 2. The brace D, ha.ving joint 6, in combination with the clip 13, jointed king-bolt d, axle A, and coupling JOHN REIBER,

JOHN SOHRADER. Witnesses:-

HUGH K. LAUTERMAN, JACOB GARING; 

